| 词条 | This American Life (TV series) |
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| image = This american life.jpg | caption = Host Ira Glass sitting at his desk in a promotional card for This American Life | show_name = This American Life | runtime = 26 minutes | starring = Ira Glass | director = Christopher Wilcha | executive_producer = Ira Glass Banks Tarver Ken Druckerman Christine Vachon Jocelyn Hayes Christopher Wilcha | country = United States | network = Showtime | first_aired = {{Start date|2007|3|22}} | last_aired = {{End date|2009|5|28}} | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 12 | list_episodes = #Episodes }}This American Life is an American television series based on the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, the series is hosted by Ira Glass. The series premiered on March 22, 2007. Two seasons of the show have aired on Showtime. The second season finale aired on June 8, 2008,[1] and Showtime aired one final episode in May 2009.[2] In September 2009, Glass announced that he and the other creators of the show had "asked to be taken off TV", largely in part to the difficult schedule required to produce a television program.[3] He went on to state that the show is officially "on hiatus", but would like to do a television special at some point in the future.[3] From January 10 to April 4, 2011, Current TV re-aired the series in its entirety.[4] Medium shiftThe television version of This American Life is a twofold shift in media from public radio to commercial television. The TAL staff had already attempted to move their program to television once before in 1999. Even though two different networks offered to screen a pilot, the TAL staff ultimately decided that it would be too difficult to make a television show that reflected its already successful weekly radio show. In 2002, Showtime offered to shoot a pilot, to which the TAL staff eventually agreed. In 2007, the first episode, "Reality Check", aired on television. When the staff was asked why the show moved to a commercial television station, Showtime, instead of public television (i.e., PBS), it responded that Showtime invited them to do a television show while PBS did not.[5] This American Life still runs weekly on public radio distributed by the Public Radio Exchange (formerly distributed by Public Radio International) EpisodesSeason 1 (2007){{Episode table|background=#412a56 |overall=6 |title=50 |airdate=30 |episodes={{Episode list |Title=Reality Check |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|3|22}} |EpisodeNumber=1 |ShortSummary=Plans that started out as a good idea or a dream come true, but turn sour: the unpleasant experience known as a "reality check". All of the stories had been aired previously on the radio show, but were developed into film for the TV series.
|LineColor=412a56 }}{{Episode list |Title=My Way |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|3|29}} |EpisodeNumber=2 |ShortSummary=An exploration of the benefits and costs of stubbornness.
|LineColor=412a56 }}{{Episode list |Title=God's Close-Up |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|4|5}} |EpisodeNumber=3 |ShortSummary=Stories where the faithful and the not-so-faithful cross paths, and where unexpected things happen when people try to get closer to God through pictures: hundreds of Polaroid camera-toting believers gather in the Mojave Desert each month hoping to see God. And an artist, his Jesus model, the model's atheist girlfriend, and her religious father face off over The Last Supper.[8] |LineColor=412a56 }}{{Episode list |Title=The Cameraman |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|4|12}} |EpisodeNumber=4 |ShortSummary=Stories of how people act differently behind the camera can change a person, even if the camera isn't real.
|LineColor=412a56 }}{{Episode list |Title=Growth Spurt |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|4|19}} |EpisodeNumber=5 |ShortSummary=What do you do if you don't like where you are in life? You simply decide to move forward into the next stage by sheer force of will. A widow; an ambitious, first-time screenwriter; and a 13-year-old girl all charge forward into their futures with uneven results.[9] The first-time filmmaker is screenwriter Susan Knode, who produced her short "Bandida" [10] with help from her cohort at the Burbank Senior Arts Colony.[11] |LineColor=412a56 }}{{Episode list |Title=Pandora's Box |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2007|4|26}} |EpisodeNumber=6 |ShortSummary=Three stories of consequences that follow from human beings doing what we do best: poking our noses everywhere, fixing things that may or may not be broken, and opening our big mouths. A hot dog stand in Chicago unleashes dark forces in the human soul and scientists try, unsuccessfully, to create perfect pigs.[12] |LineColor=412a56 }} }} Season 2 (2008){{Episode table|background=#FF6048 |overall=6 |title=50 |airdate=30 |episodes={{Episode list |Title=Escape |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|5|4}} |EpisodeNumber=6 |ShortSummary=People escaping home without going very far away. In Philadelphia, teenaged boys find ways to impress girls and break out of the confines of their families, using technology that's been obsolete in their neighborhood since the 19th century. And a mother and son get caught up in a fight that lots of kids have with their parents. Except in their case, due to some very specialized circumstances, they go through the fight in slow motion, over the course of years. |LineColor=FF6048 }}{{Episode list |Title=Two Wars |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|5|11}} |EpisodeNumber=7 |ShortSummary=Two foreigners try to make sense of life in the United States in the aftermath of two very different wars. A young Iraqi ends up in America after fleeing Iraq and goes on a road trip full of questions for Americans about the War. And a Bulgarian man in Rhode Island realizes that an ongoing argument with his American wife has to do with the life he left behind 20 years ago, on the other side of the Iron Curtain. |LineColor=FF6048 }}{{Episode list |Title=Going Down in History |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|5|18}} |EpisodeNumber=8 |ShortSummary=Stories of people trying to make, and remake, history, while others go down in history in ways they never intended. Two Wisconsin convicts gain local fame for almost escaping prison using dental floss. High school students pose for smiley yearbook snapshots, which capture nothing of the dramas in their lives. And a man with a 30-year obsession with one particular bird unveils the grainy, Bigfoot-style video evidence that he saw it. |LineColor=FF6048 }}{{Episode list |Title=Underdogs |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|5|25}} |EpisodeNumber=9 |ShortSummary=There's a whole world of boxing way down the food chain from championship fights, and the stakes are high even without media hype and massive cash prizes. Two boxers in Tennessee who've known each other all their lives face off in a match that neither can afford to lose. |LineColor=FF6048 }}{{Episode list |Title=Every Marriage Is a Courtroom |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|6|1}} |EpisodeNumber=10 |ShortSummary=Cartoonist Chris Ware animates a true story that demonstrates that every marriage–even the happiest–is a courtroom. But most of the episode is devoted to the slow-motion disintegration of one couple's marriage. The husband's obsession with a legal battle forces the most basic marital questions into the open: what do I need? And what can I put up with? |LineColor=FF6048 }}{{Episode list |Title=John Smith |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2008|6|8}} |EpisodeNumber=11 |ShortSummary=The story of one life, told through the lives of people from all over the country, all named John Smith. Baby John Smith is 11 weeks old, in South Carolina, and his parents are still reeling from the sonograms that predicted he would be a girl. By the time he's 23, John Smith in Laramie, Wyoming, has made some mistakes and is appearing in front of a judge. At 46, he's in Texas, welcoming his oldest son back from Iraq. In-depth portraits of people growing up, growing old, and figuring out how to be fathers, husbands, and men in America today. |LineColor=FF6048 }}{{Episode list |Title=No Respect |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2009|5|28}} |EpisodeNumber=12 |ShortSummary=This episode examines comedians and their audiences. It includes segments about performing for a rowdy crowd, and a piece about Mike Birbiglia's worst gig ever.[13] |LineColor=FF6048 }} }} Awards and nominationsIn 2007, the series won two Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming. It was also nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Editing for Nonfiction Programming. In 2008, the series was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming, and Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming. Home releasesSeason one of the series was released on DVD exclusively to Borders bookstores in April 2008. On May 19, 2008, Showtime announced the release would "go wide" to other retailers on September 23, 2008.[14] Season two was released on DVD to Borders on January 20, 2009. The set was given a wide release on July 17, 2009.[15] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/this-american-life/|title=This American Life|website=TV.com|accessdate=6 January 2019}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product.do?episodeid=134901&seasonid=2&seriesid=369|title=Recap for episode 7|website=Archive.is|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120910164700/http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product.do?episodeid=134901&seasonid=2&seriesid=369|archivedate=2012-09-10|df=}} 3. ^1 WBEZ official blog: "Exclusive: Ira Glass dishes on end of TAL TV. Will he return to Chicago?" 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/tv-archives|title=TV Archive by Season – This American Life|website=Thisamericanlife.org}} 5. ^{{cite web| title = This American Life – About Our Television Show| publisher = Chicago Public Radio| year = 2008| url = http://thisamericanlife.org/TV_About.aspx| accessdate = 2009-05-10 }} 6. ^Recap for episode 1 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213215425/http://www.thislife.org/TV_Episode.aspx?episode=1 |date=2007-12-13 }} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thisamericanlife.org/tv-archives/season-one/my-way|title=Recap for episode 2|website=Thisamericanlife.org}} 8. ^Recap for episode 3 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070415085848/http://www.thislife.org/TV_Episode.aspx?episode=3 |date=2007-04-15 }} 9. ^Recap for episode 5 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316193919/http://www.thislife.org/TV_Episode.aspx?episode=5 |date=2008-03-16 }} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.valleyfilmfest.com/valleyfilmfest/app/films/876/;jsessionid=00E47CD15B298E4BDE8412a569D43F43E43|title=VFF: Film Profile: BANDIDA|website=Valleyfilmfest.com}} 11. ^ {{dead link|date=January 2019}} 12. ^Recap for episode 6 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428085334/http://www.thislife.org/TV_Episode.aspx?episode=6 |date=2007-04-28 }} 13. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product.do?episodeid=134901&seasonid=2&seriesid=369 |title=Recap for episode 7 |access-date=2010-01-05 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120910164700/http://www.sho.com/site/schedules/product.do?episodeid=134901&seasonid=2&seriesid=369 |archive-date=2012-09-10 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/American-Life-Season-1/9652|title=This American Life DVD news: General Release Date Given For This American Life – Season 1 –|website=Tvshowsondvd.com|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531093413/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/American-Life-Season-1/9652|archivedate=2008-05-31|df=}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-this-american-life-season-two/17558040?ean=0097368937642|title=This American Life: Season Two|first=Barnes &|last=Noble|website=Barnes & Noble|accessdate=6 January 2019}} External links
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